Tuesday, 30 November 2010

The plaque says it's dedicated to the Pioneer's of Maleny and district, but it doesn't say exactly what it is. It may look like a gun, but it's not, and it has hooks on it for cables, I have no idea what to make of it.

I like the big disk wheels though.

EDIT - MYSTERY SOLVED VIA EMAIL (thanks Jeff!):

"The thing" in WA at least is called a "Whim" and is towed behind a bulldozer to tow logs logs out of the bush. I think the log is winched up under the arm to prevent the end digging in.

Sunday, 28 November 2010

There's a particular breed of cheap rental camping cars which feature graphics that would make most self respecting street artists proud. Often the stories that they bear are for an adult audience, and there are sometimes questions as to their suitability to be driven on the road, but they certainly add a dash of something to the lives of everyone that passes by.

Monday, 22 November 2010

The Wharf is living on borrowed time, saved for a while I suspect by the Global Financial Crisis. One of the interesting things about living in such a new country and in a rapidly growing area is that developments of this ilk are superseded within a few decades.

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

I have, I admit, sometimes made disparaging remarks at the lack of maintenance of some newish buildings on the coast. In this particular case, I think the birds which created the graphic adornment had a fine sense of proportion.

Saturday, 13 November 2010

No matter how expensive they may be, when put together boats always remind me a of a jumble sale. I really should explore more around the marinas, there are few of them but the river is a significant pleasure boat port.

Thursday, 11 November 2010

In theory, towards sunset is one of the danger times for shark attack. If I didn't know it was also the time that people finish work and arrive at the beach, I'd conclude that all the lifesavers train at this time so they are forced to go faster to get away from the sharks.

The reality is that sharks have better things to do than track down a few surf skis, and this bunch knows it.

Monday, 8 November 2010

The sunrise doesn't have to be colourful to be spectacular. I love the shades of silver that appear just before dawn breaks, but at the moment it means rising at 4:30 am to capture it, so I was going to post this picture whether it worked or not!

Friday, 5 November 2010

Thursday, 4 November 2010

As I was wandering along the pathway beside Cornmeal Creek, I almost stumbled over this paving insert, which, the observant among us will note mimics the pattern on the banner flying above.

It's a graphic representaion of mangroves and their importance to the ecosystem, which perhaps I find a little ironic given that the creek has had the full engineering anti-erosion treatment with rock and mesh sides, hardly conducive to mangrove growth.

Perhaps the terrazzo from which it's made is meant to be a black artistic reference to a tombstone?

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The Queensland Sunshine Coast Shires of Noosa and Maroochy merged with Caloundra City on March 15th 2008, and on that day this blog began. A few years later, Noosa left the rest of us to our own devices, but the blog lived on.

One could wax lyrically or even cynically about the beauty and amenity and emerging economics of "The Sunny Coast", but why not let the pictures do the talking?

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